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Korea University Medical Center

In research, Korea University Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#1,169 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,477 of 11,982 worldwide) and Surgery (#432 of 1,816 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Surgery is 6.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,527
of 28,054 · #6,922 all time
Rank in South Korea
#87
of 417
Research works
5.9k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
78k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Korea University Medical Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #1,169 of 10,443 13.2%994 #1707
Health SciencesDomain #1,477 of 11,982 13.2%1,057 #2015
SurgerySubfield #432 of 1,816 13.9%219 #720
Life SciencesDomain #2,394 of 7,800 12.7%174 #3981
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,460 of 3,579 10.7%101 #4602
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #558 of 738 12.2%82 #950
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #873 of 1,144 9.4%95 #1403
EpidemiologySubfield #769 of 976 12.4%69 #1303
Physical SciencesDomain #10,508 of 12,888 12.0%88 #14712

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea University Medical Center sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#1,707 #1,169
  2. Health Sciences#2,015 #1,477
  3. Surgery#720 #432
  4. Life Sciences#3,981 #2,394
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,602 #2,460
  6. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#950 #558
  7. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#1,403 #873
  8. Epidemiology#1,303 #769
  9. Physical Sciences#14,712 #10,508
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Korea University Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 218.9 works6.9×
  2. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 82.1 works5.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 101 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.72× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.82× its world share, 40 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.78× its world share, 25 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.80× its world share, 994 worksMedicineNursing: 1.52× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea University Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Dong Kyu Lee, Hwan Seok Yong and Moon Kyung Joo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea University Medical Center.

  1. 1 Dong Kyu Lee South Korea · #84,585 worldwide 223 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Hwan Seok Yong South Korea · #179,795 worldwide 72 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Moon Kyung Joo South Korea · #213,005 worldwide 36 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Kyeong Ah Kim South Korea · #227,846 worldwide 79 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Zhe Jin South Korea · #255,166 worldwide 78 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Sang Cheul Oh South Korea · #257,202 worldwide 198 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Hae‐Ryong Song South Korea · #257,583 worldwide 134 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Hoon Yub Kim South Korea · #283,040 worldwide 82 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Baek‐hui Kim South Korea · #337,320 worldwide 72 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Chang Hee Lee South Korea · #388,771 worldwide 49 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Korea University Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Korea University Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Chemotherapy, Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Atherosclerosis, Treatment and Guidelines.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology163▲ 3.0×112 topics
  2. Inflammation83▲ 2.9×77 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease64▲ 4.2×34 topics
  4. Treatment57▲ 3.5×44 topics
  5. Quality of Life57▲ 2.9×42 topics
  6. Chemotherapy56▲ 5.9×23 topics
  7. Risk Factors49▲ 3.3×29 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines48▲ 6.5×14 topics
  9. Diagnosis46▲ 3.7×34 topics
  10. Guidelines41▲ 6.5×12 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress41▲ 1.84×47 topics
  12. Clinical Trials39▲ 4.3×18 topics
  13. Atherosclerosis39▲ 10×11 topics
  14. Management38▲ 3.5×28 topics
  15. Obesity37▲ 3.6×21 topics
  16. Cancer37▲ 2.0×47 topics
  17. Complications35▲ 5.2×17 topics
  18. Magnetic Resonance Imaging33▲ 9.5×7 topics
  19. Mortality32▲ 4.1×12 topics
  20. Surgical Management32▲ 5.7×19 topics
  21. Immunotherapy31▲ 3.2×18 topics
  22. Biomarkers31▲ 3.3×15 topics
  23. Metabolic Syndrome31▲ 2.8×20 topics
  24. Diabetes31▲ 4.6×18 topics
  25. Global Burden31▲ 4.2×12 topics
  26. Radiotherapy30▲ 5.8×13 topics
  27. Heart Failure30▲ 5.1×13 topics
  28. Rehabilitation29▲ 5.4×12 topics
  29. Prognostic Factors29▲ 4.8×14 topics
  30. Myocardial Infarction28▲ 8.8×7 topics
  31. Survival Analysis28▲ 7.5×6 topics
  32. Biomechanics28▲ 6.7×9 topics
  33. Neurological Disorders28▲ 3.6×19 topics
  34. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention27▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Surgical Treatment27▲ 10×6 topics
  36. Coronary Artery Disease24▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Neoadjuvant Therapy21▲ 6.5×5 topics
  38. Clinical Outcomes20▲ 7.0×6 topics
  39. Coronary Stents19▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Myocardial Revascularization19▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does Korea University Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes.

Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 19 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 17 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…13Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 13 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…11Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 11 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 9 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 8 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Caro…8Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 8 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 8 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 8 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …8SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 8 fractional works
SurgeryRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPathology and Forensic MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 19 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 17 works
  3. 3 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 13 works
  4. 4 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 9 works
  6. 6 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 8 works
  7. 7 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
  8. 8 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 8 works
  9. 9 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  10. 10 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 8 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available51.6%not open48.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea University Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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